121 CHAPTER III COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NEPALI IN SIKKIM, WEST BENGAL AND HIMACHAL PRADESH KAKALI MUKHERJEE Nepali has been studied in Sikkim, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh following Sir shown as located in the sub-Himalayan hills extending from Bhadrawahi to Eastern part of Nepal. Accordingly, it is an opportunity to have a glimpse over the three varieties of Nepali in single Volume. Thus, the single language, that is Nepali has been studied in three different states as well as in three diverse environments. When in Sikkim it is spoken amidst a good number of Tibeto-Burman languages in West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh it is spoken being surrounded by Indo-Aryan languages primarily and partly by Tibeto-Burman languages. Accordingly, the present chapter humbly attempts to depict the comparison of three varieties of Nepali in respect of broad phonological, morphological and syntactical features. Only the grammatical item with supporting grammatical feature has been presented. The example of particular item can be compared with the main description of Nepali of Sikkim state and with the description of Nepali of West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, appended in the Volume, presented in the Volume for the purpose.
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CHAPTER III
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NEPALI IN SIKKIM, WEST BENGAL AND HIMACHAL PRADESH
KAKALI MUKHERJEE
Nepali has been studied in Sikkim, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh following Sir
shown as located in the
sub-Himalayan hills extending from Bhadrawahi to Eastern part of Nepal. Accordingly, it is
an opportunity to have a glimpse over the three varieties of Nepali in single Volume.
Thus, the single language, that is Nepali has been studied in three different states as
well as in three diverse environments. When in Sikkim it is spoken amidst a good number of
Tibeto-Burman languages in West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh it is spoken being
surrounded by Indo-Aryan languages primarily and partly by Tibeto-Burman languages.
Accordingly, the present chapter humbly attempts to depict the comparison of three
varieties of Nepali in respect of broad phonological, morphological and syntactical features.
Only the grammatical item with supporting grammatical feature has been presented. The
example of particular item can be compared with the main description of Nepali of Sikkim
state and with the description of Nepali of West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, appended in
the Volume, presented in the Volume for the purpose.
PRADESH High Front i i i Mid Front e e e Lower Mid Front - - E Central A A A Low Central a a a Low Mid Back O - - Mid Back o o o High Back u u u Total Vowels 7
(cf. 2.1.1) 6
(cf. 2.1.1) 7
(cf.2.1) CONSONANTS NEPALI IN SIKKIM NEPALI IN WEST
BENGAL NEPALI IN
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Bilabial Stops
Vl. Vd. Vl. Vd. Vl. Vd. Unasp. p b p b p b
Asp. ph bh ph bh ph bh
Dental Stops Unasp. t d t d t d Asp. th dh th dh th dh
Retroflex Stops Unasp. T D T D T D Asp. Th Dh Th Dh Th Dh
Palatal Stops Unasp. c j c j c j Asp. ch jh ch jh ch jh
Velar Stops Unasp. k g k g k g Asp. kh gh kh gh kh gh
Bilabial Nasal Unasp. m m m
Asp. mh
Dental Nasal Unasp. n n n Asp. nh
Retroflex Nasal Unasp. N Asp.
Velar Nasal Unasp. M M M Asp.
Dental Fricative s s s Palatal Fricative Glottal Fricative h
Dental Lateral l l l
Retroflex Lateral L Dental Trill r r r Retroflex Tap/Flap R
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III.1.1.2. SUPRASEGMENTAL PHONEMES
NEPALI IN SIKKIM NEPALI IN WEST BENGAL NEPALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
NASALIZATION
Initial-Medial-Final /ãTa/ /kõ
/ka etc.
(cf. 2.1.2)
Initial-Medial-Final /
/bãs/ /
etc.
(cf. 2.1.2)
Initial-Medial-Final / T/ /kõ
etc.
(cf.2.2)
III.1.1.3. CLUSTERS
VOWELS
NEPALI IN SIKKIM NEPALI IN WEST BENGAL NEPALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Initial (scanty occurrence)
/ai/- /aimai/ /au/- /aurat/ etc.
Initial (scanty occurrence)
/Ae-/- /Aena/ etc.
Initial (scanty occurrence)
/ae-/- /aerAni/ etc.
Medial (narrow occurrence)
/-ui-/- /buigal/ /-ou-/- /louro/
etc.
Medial (medium occurrence)
/-Ai-/- /bAini/:/bAhini/
/-ue-/- /kueko/: /kuheko/ etc.
Medial (major occurrence)
/-ei-/- /keih/ /-ia-/- /biana/ etc.
Final (narrow occurrence)
/-eu/- /leu/ /-io/- /gulio/ etc.
Final (major occurrence)
/Au-/- /bAu/ /ua-/- /bua/ grandfather
etc.
Final (medium occurrence)
/-au/- /sau/ /-ei/- /kei/
etc.
CONSONANTS
Initial (medium occurrence)
/sl-/- /sleT/ /ty-/- /tyarnu/ etc.
Initial (medium occurrence)
/sth-/- /sthan/ /str-/- /stri/ etc.
Initial (medium occurrence)
/sp-/- /spasta/ /st-/- /stan/ etc.
Medial (major occurrence)
/-ss-/- /assino/ /-Mg-/- /DhuMga/
etc.
Medial (major occurrence)
/-mr-/- /timro/ /-rp-/- /sArpo/ etc.
Medial (major occurrence)
/-sk-/- /usko/ /-mr-/- /jumro/ etc.
--
(cf. 2.5)
Final (medium occurrence)
/-nt/- /Ant/ /-sn/- /krisn/ etc. (cf. 2.4)
Final (scanty occurrence)
/-nj/- /karanj/ /-nd/- /mand/ etc.
(cf.2.5)
Semivowel / Bilabial Approximants
w w w
Semivowel/Palatal Approximants
y y y
Total Consonants 30
(cf. 2.1.1)
31
(cf. 2.1.1)
32
(cf.2.1)
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[Both homogenous and heterogeneous clusters are available in three varieties of Nepali]
Note: scanty = Single occurrence in data ;
narrow = less than five times occurrence ; medium=more than five times but less than fifteen times occurrence ; major=more than fifteen times occurrence.
III.1.1.4. SYLLABLES
MONOSYLLABIC
NEPALI IN SIKKIM NEPALI IN WEST BENGAL NEPALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
v, vc, cv, cvc, ccv, cvv
/u/ /uth/ /ke/ /cal/ /tyo/ /leu/ etc.
v, vc, cv, cvc, ccv, vcc, cvcc, ccvc
/u/ /ubh/ /nu/ /ghAr/ /ky / /usm/ /kArm/ /pran/ etc.
v, vc, cv, cvc, ccv, vcc, cvcc
/u/ /ubh/ /nu/ /ghar/ /kyu/ /usm/ /karm/ etc.
DISYLLABIC (major)
cv-cv, vc-cv, v-cvc, v-cv, vc-ccv, cv-cvc,
cvc-cv /pa-ni/ /ãn-Thi/ /a-rak/ /a-jo/ /an-tra/ etc.
NEPALI IN SIKKIM NEPALI IN WEST BENGAL NEPALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
--
1) All vowels are long in i) interconsonantal position.
[ima:n] etc.
ii) word final position in open syllables. [guDe:] etc.
iii) word initial position in mono-syllabic words.
[A:b] etc. 2) Elsewhere normal. /AMar/ etc.
1) Front vowels get i) lowered in
interconsonantal position. [Ti.ka] [The.pi] . ii) Elsewhere normal
/manche/ . 2) Mid back vowel /o/ gets i) lowered in the initial
position. [OTh] etc. ii) Elsewhere normal
/sagaro/ etc. 3) High back vowel /u/
becomes i) unrounded in interconsonantal position. [dUdh] etc. ii) Elsewhere normal /usko/ etc.
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CONSONANTS
The allophones of voiced retroflex stop /D/ are i) [R] in intervocalic and word final positions. [ghoRo] [jãR] ii) [D] occurs elsewhere. [DaM] . (cf. 2.4)
1) All stops are half released as a first member in homogenous clusters.
2) Elsewhere fully released. [pi:Th] 3) The allophones of voiced retroflex stop /D/ are i) [R] in intervocalic and word final positions. [koRa:] [bu:R] ii) half released in word final position and in open syllables.
etc. iii) [D] occurs elsewhere. [Da:l] etc. (cf. 2.3)
--
(cf.2.4)
III.2. MORPHOLOGY
III.2.1. NOUN MORPHOLOGY
III.2.1.1. NOUNS
NEPALI IN SIKKIM NEPALI IN WEST BENGAL NEPALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Simple Nouns kukur ghAr
Derived Nouns par-des
Compound Nouns maru-bhumi mAcchAr-dani
etc.
(cf. 4.2)
Simple Nouns keTo ghAr
Derived Nouns pAr-des mit-eri
Compound Nouns nac-gan nak-kan etc.
(cf. 3.3)
Simple Nouns kam pap
Derived Nouns pAr-des kAbi-ta khet-i
Compound Nouns --
etc. (cf.3.2)
III.2.1.2. GENDER
Not realised grammatically /buba/ /ama/ /choro/ /chori/
etc. (cf. 4.2.1.4)
Not realised grammatically /paTho/ /paThi/ -
/babu/ /ama/ etc.
(cf. 3.4)
Not realised grammatically /boko/ /bakhri/
/babu/ /ama/ etc.
(cf.3.3)
III.2.1.3. NUMBER
Plurality is marked by - Aru /u/ /uni Aru/ /kitab/ /kitab Aru/
etc. (cf. 4.2.1.3)
Plurality is marked by - Aru /manis/ /manis Aru/
etc.
(cf. 3.5)
Plurality is marked by hAru /keTo/ /keTo hAru/ etc.
(cf.3.4)
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III.2.1.4. CASE
Nominative Ø , -le
The child etc.
Accusative
-lai /timile malai dekhyo/
etc. Dative
-lai /usle tyo manchelai ek paisa dio/
etc.
Instrumental -le
/maile/ etc.
Ablative -dekhi , -baTa
/skul Come from the etc.
Genitive
-ra , -ro, -ko /mero chora/ /usko ghAra/ etc.
Locative
-ma /car ma bOsa/
etc.
Sociative --
Benefactive --
(cf. 4.2.1.5)
Nominative Ø , -le
/time le lekhyo/ You write etc.
Accusative -lai
/timi khanalai ayo/ etc.
Dative -lai
/hami gai lai manchA / etc.
Instrumental
-le
etc.
Ablative -dekhi , -baT
/murkh dekhi nA Darau/ etc.
Genitive
-ko , -ki , -ka /jAnAk ki chori sita hAn/
etc.
Locative -mã
/tyo ghAr mã bAschA/ etc.
Sociative -sAMa
/hAmi sAMa au/ etc.
Benefactive --
(cf. 3.6)
Nominative Ø , -le
etc.
Accusative -lAi
I see the etc.
Dative -lai
/gurujile vidyarti hArulai pa:T paRa Teacher taught
etc. Instrumental
-le /maile arile ruh kaTe/
etc.
Ablative -baRa / -baRo
/pa:t hAru rukh baRo jhareyo/
etc. Genitive
-ro , -ko /o mero kitab ho/
etc.
Locative -ma
/kukur chouru ma kud dei cha/
etc. Sociative -saMga
/u mo saMga baja:A ma gaye/
etc.
Benefactive
lagi /gaile bachi ko lagi dad din cha/
etc.
(cf.3.5)
III.2.1.5. POST-POSITIONS
agi , pachi etc. /kukur mero pachi ayo/
(cf. 4.2.1.6)
AgaRi, aghi, nAjik, pAcchi, pari etc.
/rukh ko AgaRi/
(cf. 3.7)
pi:che , ba:d etc.
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III.2.1.6 PRONOUNS
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
DEMONSTRATIVE
PRONOUNS
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
i) Distinct forms for first, second and third personal pronouns. ii) For first and second persons the plurality is expressed by individual morpheme. iii) For third person plural forms are expressed by adding - Aru with the pronominal base. /ma/ / ami/ /tã/ /timi/ /u / or /tyo/ /uni Aru or tini Aru/ .
(cf. 4.2.2)
Proximate : -yo (both for human and non human) Remote : -tyo Plurality is expressed by adding - Aru in case of non-human and - Aru with the oblique base of yo > ini and tyo > uni
(cf. 4.2.2)
aphnu which occurs with all the three personal pronominal forms. /ma aphnu/ /timi aphnu/ /u aphnu/ .
(cf. 4.2.2)
i) Distinct forms for first, second and third personal pronouns. ii) The plural forms of first person are formed freely by individual morphemes and by adding plural marker - Aru with the pronominal base. iii) For second and third persons plural is formed exclusively by adding - Aru.
/, /hami/ ~ /hami Aru /
/tA ~ /timi Aru /
~ /yini Aru / etc.
(cf. 3.8)
Proximate : -yo (both for human and non human) Remote : -tyo Plurality is expressed by adding - Aru in case of non-human and- Aru with the oblique base of yo > ini and tyo > uni
(cf. 3.8) i) aphnu which is inflected by different case markers as occurs with nominal forms. ii) Sometimes in case of genitive case the form is aphnu~aphni~aphne. iii) aphnu occurs with all the three personal pronominal forms. etc.
(cf. 3.8)
i) Distinct forms for first, second and third personal pronouns. ii) The plural forms of the pronominals are expressed by adding -hAru.
~ /hami hAru/ /timi/ ~ /timihAru/
/u/ etc.
(cf.3.6) Proximate : -yo (both for human and non human) Remote : -tyo Plurality is expressed by adding -hAru in case of non-human and-hAru with the oblique base of yo > ini and tyo > uni
(cf.3.6)
The reflexive pronominal forms differ from person to person. For 1st person: (maile) aphelenai 2nd person: (timile) gAdanai 3rd person: (usle) nai /maile aphelenai aphnu Amla kaTe/ /usle nai rukh khaTe/
.
(cf.3.6)
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RELATIVE PRONOUNS
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
jo, jun in singular which take -
Aru for plural formation. /jo/ /jun/ /jaslai/ .
(cf. 4.2.2)
ko, ke, kun in singular which take - Aru for plural formation. /ke/ /kOslai/ etc.
(cf. 4.2.2)
kati, kasai in singular which take - Aru for plural formation. /kati macha Thulo cha kati sanu/
etc. (cf. 4.2.2)
jo, jun in singular which take -
Aru for plural formation. /jo/ /jun/
.
(cf. 3.8)
ko, ke, kun in singular which take - Aru for plural formation. /ko/ /kAslai/
. (cf. 3.8) koi / kei get the plural forms by reduplication. /koi/ or /kei/
. (cf. 3.8)
jo in singular which takes -hAru for plural formation.
.
(cf.3.6) ko, ke, kun in singular which take -hAru for plural formation. /ke/ .
(cf.3.6)
--
(cf.3.6)
III.2.1.7 ADJECTIVES
i) Simple and Derived ii) Adjective is not grammatical. But marked by gender. iii) Adjectives precede the nouns /ramro keTo/ /malai ajha besi ca incha/
etc.
(cf. 4.2.3)
i) Simple and Derived ii) Adjective is not grammatical. But marked by gender. iii) Adjectives precede the nouns. /gArib manis/ /kehi bat/ etc. (cf. 3.9)
i) Simple and Derived ii) Adjective is not grammatical. But marked by gender. iii) Adjectives precede the nouns. /sudho manis/ /thorAi pani/ etc.
(cf.3.7)
III.2.1.8 NUMERALS
i) Numerical system is decimal ii) Both cardinal and ordinal numerals are realised. /car/ /dosro/ /paw/ etc.
(cf. 4.2.4)
i) Numerical system is decimal ii) Both cardinal and ordinal numerals are realised. /car/ /dusAro~dosro/
/paw/ etc. (cf. 3.10)
i) Numerical system is decimal ii) Both cardinal and ordinal numerals are realised. /car/ /dusAro/
/paw/ etc. (cf.3.8)
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III.2.2. VERB MORPHOLOGY
NEPALI IN SIKKIM NEPALI IN WEST BENGAL NEPALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH